Rise in diet-related non-communicable diseases has doubled the burden of obesity and malnutrition, but absence of knowledge on nutrition is making it difficult for doctors to give advice, says a study published in Nutrition Bulletin. The study found that there were numerous challenges and barriers why doctors do not provide nutrition recommendations to their patients.

Lack of water is playing a major role in limiting global forest growth as the climate warms, a recent study has suggested. According to the research published in the Journal of Science Advances, the effect is most evident in northern climates and at high altitudes where the primary limitation on tree growth had been cold temperatures.

In a recent video from the Indian Army’s Inter battalion ice hockey championship, members of the Ladakh Scouts regiment’s pipe band can be seen performing on ice skates. Nicknamed snow warriors, the regiment members make performing on ice skates look extremely easy. As the video shows, the members of the band can skate and play their instruments in perfect synchronisation.

The year 2019 is here and we are slowly nearing exam time. Stress is building up in children, parents and teachers. Teachers are pressed to complete their curriculum, children feel the pressure to cope up with the full year’s curriculum and parents must make sure their children perform well.

Samsung is scheduled to hold its Unpacked event next month, where it is expected to show a "fully functional" version of its foldable phone. However, ahead of the event, the image of the next-in-line premium smartphones has been leaked. All the three devices look almost identical in design with minor changes in its size and camera setup.

This year’s total lunar eclipse, called the Super Blood Wolf Moon has begun. While the eclipse won’t be visible from India, parents can take the opportunity to explain to their kids what the phenomenon is all about, to develop their interest in astronomy. Here's the answer five questions on Super Blood Wolf Moon.

Sophie Choudry is giving us one style goal after the other. The best part is that all these looks she is serving us are pretty chic and very easy to emulate. We thought she looked stylish when she wore an all black look. But now, in a pair of formal trousers and a denim jacket, Sophie has the style bar even higher.

If Apple's shiny new, taller display iPhones are not up to your fancy or pockets, you could consider buying the older iPhone SE. The compact iPhone SE, first launched in 2016, comes in two storage options, 32GB and 128GB. As part of the clearance sale, the prices have been reduced to USD 249 and USD 299 for the 32GB and 128GB models respectively.

Children learn to lie at a very early age. They start to realise that their parents don’t actually know everything. And initially, it’s funny. A three-year-old child who vehemently denies eating the chocolates but has chocolate all over her face, can be a cute sight to behold. But, as they get older, they get better at lying and start to realise when to lie.

Those of you expecting an hour-and-a-half of schadenfreude while watching Fyre, the explosive new documentary on Netflix, will likely be disappointed. Instead of tracing the chain of events that, in 2017, created a Lord of the Flies-like atmosphere on a Bahamian island, the documentary tries to understand how one man could dupe thousands of people of their money.

You might think that after becoming a royal, Meghan Markle would've hired staff to do all of those pedestrian things like cooking and driving, but it looks like Meghan is still out here making some of her own meals (after all, she did totally revamp her and Harry's fridge to be super healthy).

Passengers will have to shell out more than Rs 3,000 in the ‘executive class’ and about Rs 1,800 in the ‘chair car’ for travelling in the much-awaited Train-18, according to the tentative fare chart formulated by Indian Railways’ traffic wing. This represents an increase of about 40%-50% when compared to the Shatabdi base fare for the same distance.

The CBI on Monday said it has sought prosecution sanction against former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram in its ongoing investigation into the INX Media case for giving FIPB clearance to the group in 2007. A Central Bureau of Investigation source confirmed to IANS that the prosecution sanction has been sought from the Centre.

Parliament last week passed a historic amendment to the Constitution when it adopted a Bill to provide 10% reservation to the EWS among the upper castes. In order to understand why the 10 per cent quota for the EWS is an unprecedented move, we need to reflect upon the unique role caste plays in our socio-economic fabric.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Monday suspended the operation to retrieve the body of a dead miner trapped inside a 370-foot-deep coal mine to avoid disintegration of the decomposed corpse. The state government's order came a day after the Navy on Sunday suspended the operation to pull the body out after it was found by the unmanned ROV last week.

Besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unsurprising dismissal of the impressive mega opposition rally that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee put up in Kolkata on Saturday, there’s widespread concern about the post-poll stability of the “Mahagatbandhan” given the number of parties involved and the ambitions of their leaders.

The Election Commission today dismissed the claims made by a London-based hacker, who said he can hack the electronic voting machines used in India. The controversial, unsubstantiated claims of the hacker comes amid a renewed focus on EVMs by the united opposition, which has formed a committee to spearhead the campaign for their removal and a return to ballot papers.

Scientists have discovered a new technique to examine how musicians intuitively communicate with one another during a performance, silently predicting how each will express the music. The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, provide new insights into how musicians synchronise their movements so they are playing exactly in time, as one single unit.

Why did ASI throw away animal bones discovered at the disputed Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhumi site in Ayodhya? This question was raised 17 years ago by archeologists appointed by the Allahabad HC to observe the ASI-conducted excavation in 2003. Those who refute the ASI findings accuse its archaeologists of operating with a predetermined agenda to find evidence for a temple.

The government has asked internet giants Google and Facebook to remove ‘false and malicious’ content which spread misinformation regarding the safety and quality of food in India. The instruction issued by the IT ministry has also asked the companies to block the accounts of people who are uploading the videos, the report said quoting sources.

Accused in a number of sexual harassment cases, journalist-turned-politician MJ Akbar’s photo appeared in the booklets distributed among the guests at the ongoing Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in Varanasi. More than 4,000 delegates from 85 countries are participating in the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas this year which on the theme ‘Role of Indian diaspora in Building a New India’.

A case of attempt to murder was registered Monday against Congress MLA J N Ganesh in connection with the alleged brawl with lawmaker colleague Anand Singh at a resort near here, police said. The case was registered based on a complaint by Singh, who has been hospitalised for injury suffered in the brawl late Saturday night.

A Loyola College faculty member has apologised after a painting exhibition on its campus stirred a controversy for allegedly being anti-national. The college hosted a two-day cultural event called 'Veedhi Virudhu Vizha' on January 19 and 20 to celebrate traditional folk arts. On the occasion, a painting exhibition was held featuring various artists.

India is projected to grow at 7.5% in 2019 and 7.7% in 2020, an impressive over one percentage point ahead of China's estimated growth of 6.2 per cent in these two years, the IMF said attributing the pick up to the lower oil prices and a slower pace of monetary tightening. IMF in its January update said India would remain the fastest growing major economies of the world.

New Zealand’s senior-most batsman Ross Taylor on Monday urged his team to focus on the Indian top-order rather than “get caught up” with run-machine Virat Kohli during the upcoming limited overs series. The tour starts Wednesday with the first ODI in Napier. India will be playing five One-dayers and three T20 Internationals against the ‘Black Caps’.

Director PS Mithran made a big splash last year with Vishal’s Irumbu Thirai. Months after the film’s release, it was finally confirmed last November that Mithran will next team up with Sivakarthikeyan in a 24 AM Studios production. The yet-untitled project is currently being dubbed as SK 15 and the latest update is that the project will go on the floors from February.

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, however, allowed BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, who is the petitioner, to give a representation to the poll panel in this regard.

Nine people met a watery grave on Monday when they were travelling in a packed boat to an island off the Karwar coast. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon when about 26 people were seated in a tourist boat. The victims were travelling on a boat which was headed to Kurmagad Island to participate in the annual Lord Narasimha car festival.

Facebook is at it again. The social network wants you to take action about the causes you care about, right from your News Feed. Facebook is launching Community Actions today, a News Feed petition feature which allows users or social workers to request change from their relevant local or government bodies.

A Congress lawmaker in Karnataka has filed a complaint against his colleague for allegedly assaulting him during their stay at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Anand Singh was allegedly thrashed, punched and threatened by JN Ganesh on Saturday evening after which the former had to be rushed to a hospital.

The dawn of 2019 saw the filling up of five vacancies in the CIC. Serving information commissioner Sudhir Bhargava was appointed the chief information commissioner and four retired civil servants were appointed information commissioners. While giving directions for making the selection process for Information Commissions in the matter of Union of India vs Namit Sharma.

A US-based cyber expert, Syed Shuja, who has designed EVMs used in India, is holding a press conference in London claiming that he can demonstrate how the machines can be hacked. Shuja, who is addressing the meet via a video conference claims that he was attacked a few days ago. He is showing how the hacking can be done.

Simran, whose latest release in Tamil was Petta, will star opposite Madhavan in his upcoming film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. However, an official announcement is awaited. The duo had collaborated earlier on K Balachander’s Paarthale Paravasam (2001) and Mani Ratnam’s Kannathil Muthamittal (2002).

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday defended the JD(U)'s decision to vote against the citizenship bill in the Rajya Sabha. On Sunday, the JDU had announced that the party would vote against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, in the RS. The chief minister questioned the stance of the Congress, which had staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha when the bill was being tabled.

Relentless Rafael Nadal will aim to snuff out the challenge of young giant-killer Frances Tiafoe Tuesday, while young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas has eyes on a maiden Australian open semi-final after knocking out Roger Federer. The Australian Open hits the quarter-final stage in Melbourne with 17-time Grand Slam winner Nadal emerging as a strong title favourite.

The Jharkhand HC ruled that Congress President Rahul Gandhi will not have to appear in person when the case of his "unsavoury" remarks against BJP chief Amit Shah is heard. A district court in Ranchi had earlier issued summons to Mr Gandhi following a petition filed by Naveen Kumar Jha, alleging that the Congress leader had made unsavoury remarks against Mr Shah.

A Congress lawmaker in Karnataka is in hospital reportedly with injuries as multiple theories are being bandied about on how he was wounded. Anand Singh was allegedly involved in a brawl with a colleague on Saturday evening at a resort near Bengaluru where the Congress has sequestered 76 lawmakers "to protect them from the BJP".

Will actress Kareena Kapoor Khan follow in the footsteps of her late father-in-law Mansoor Ali Khan ‘Tiger’ Pataudi and dabble in politics? Kareena’s name has been proposed by two Congress leaders, Guddu Chouhan and Anas Khan, as a possible candidate for Bhopal parliamentary seat where the grand old party has not tasted success since 1984.

Someday soon, perhaps within a year, you’ll be able to slap a soft, stretchy patch on to your arm that tells you if you’re dehydrated. Or that your electrolytes are dangerously out of balance. Or even that you have diabetes. The new generation of device aims to analyze sweat for many chemicals at once, producing a real-time snapshot of the wearer’s health or fitness.

January 2018 saw politics and cinema fuse together in the most uncouth manner — there were frenzied talks of bloodshed, even a self-immolation promise thrown into the fiery mix, just to stop a period film from hitting the theatres. Come January 2019, and the rhetoric is repeated. Padmaavat and Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi are similar in more ways than one.

A cyber expert from USA has claimed that the machines can be hacked and on Monday will demonstrate how it can be done. The event will take place in London and is being organised by the Indian Journalists’ Association (Europe). It comes days after the opposition formed a committee to look into electoral reforms after alleging that the ruling BJP had been manipulating EVMs.

NCW sent a notice to BJP MLA Sadhana Singh for her disparaging remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati. Singh, who represents Mughalsarai in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, at a rally on Saturday called Mayawati "worse than a transgender" and accused her of being an "opportunist" for aligning with once arch rival Samajwadi Party (SP).

NSA Ajit Doval's son Vivek Doval on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against a news magazine for allegedly publishing a defamatory article. Vivek Doval also sought prosecution of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh in the case. The complaint has been filed against The Caravan and the author of the article, besides Ramesh.

CBI Deputy SP AK Bassi moved the SC challenging his transfer to Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday, 21 January. Bassi was the probe officer in the bribery case against Rakesh Asthana. Earlier in the day, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi recused himself from hearing a plea challenging Nageshwar Rao’s appointment as the interim director of the CBI.

More than two years after the Centre’s demonetisation move in 2016, and the 2017 introduction of GST, a parliamentary panel may now ask the Narendra Modi-led government to study the impact of the two key decisions. The panel, will look to study the impact of the two decisions on the country’s GDP, investment and industrial production.

Serena Williams, seeded 16th, knocked World No.1 Simona Halep out of the Australian Open after winning the Round of 16 match 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 at the Rod Laver Arena on Monday. Serena Williams has looked in ominous form so far at Melbourne Park, as she seeks one more Grand Slam title to put her alongside Margaret Court's record of 24.

Facebook's WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight "misinformation and rumours", company executives said on Monday. Previously, a WhatsApp user could forward a message to 20 individuals or groups.

The prestigious Loyola College in Chennai has come under attack from pro-Hindutva activists after it held an art exhibition that had “derogatory” paintings of Bharat Mata in the context of the MeToo movement and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On Monday, a BJP team lodged a complaint with the Chennai DGP against the institution for organising such an event.

Actor R Madhavan will be taking over the whole directing duties on Rocketry - The Nambi Effect after Ananth Mahadevan had to leave the project due to "unavoidable circumstances". Earlier, Madhavan was co-directing the film, based on the life of scientist and aerospace engineer S Nambi Narayanan, with Mahadevan.

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, one of the accused in the PNB fraud case, has surrendered his Indian passport to the Indian High Commission in Guyana, sources told The Indian Express on Monday. This development is unlikely to impact the legal proceedings currently underway in Indian courts against Choksi, who obtained Antiguan citizenship last year.

A book written by a former White House staffer has described back-stabbing and duplicity within the West Wing and claimed that it was "out of control". "Team of Vipers", written by Cliff Sims, a former communications staff member and a President Donald Trump loyalist who worked on his campaign, is slated to be published at the end of January, reports The New York Times.

Sabarimala temple custodian, the TDB, extended time to Tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru to explain why a purification ritual was conducted following the visit of two women devotees to the Lord Ayyappa shrine just after New Year. The temple was shut for an hour around 10.30 a.m., on Jan 2, for purification rituals after Chief Minister confirmed two women completed a 'darshan' .

If there was one lesson to be learnt from this DC Universe TV series, it is that one should never judge a TV show or a movie by trailers. Titans, based on the superhero team of the same name in DC Comics, was marketed in a tacky way, and the infamous “F*** Batman” line spoken by Robin in the trailer attracted more attention than anything else about the show.

Centre has shortlisted four officers for the post of CBI director ahead of the meeting on 24 January, sources told The Quint. Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Rina Mitra, Director General of Border Security Force RK Mishra, Director General of NIA YC Mody and DG of Central Industrial Security Force Rajesh Ranjan are being considered for the top post.

More than a month after the rescue operations began, the Meghalaya state government and the Central government Monday assured the Supreme Court that it is not abandoning the efforts, news agency ANI reported. The 15 miners are trapped inside an illegal rat-hole mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills since December 13, 2018.

With agrarian crisis enveloping almost all of India, the Centre is considering a plan to transfer cash to farmers to ease their financial burden instead of offering subsidies. According to a report in Bloomberg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is planning to combine all farm subsidies, including fertilizer costs, and instead pay farmers cash.

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has said that people of the country were totally “disappointed” with the administration of Narendra Modi and heaped praise on his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, saying she is a “good administrator” and has all capabilities of leading the country.

Congress MLA R Reddy spoke to the media, informing that most the MLAs have left the resort. "Last night they called me that there's a meeting today but later they decided not to have any meeting. Few who are there will also go back. Everything is okay," he added. According to Reddy, the poaching speculation emerged because of confusion caused by the BJP.

Karnataka seer Shivakumara Swami, the head of Sree Siddaganga Mutt died. He was 111. He has been on ventilator support since 15 days. Seven senior police officers have been deputed in and around Tumkuru to maintain law and order. State Reserve Police force has also been sent to assist the local administration.

The Madras HC on Monday ordered notices, returnable by February 18, to the Centre and State Government on a case filed by DMK organising secretary R.S. Bharathi challenging the legal validity of the recent amendment made to the Constitution granting 10% reservation in jobs and higher education admission for the economically weaker sections in the open competition category.

Kotak Mahindra Bank, the country's fifth-biggest bank by market capitalisation, reported a better-than-expected 22.6 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit on Monday, helped by higher interest income and a write-back of provisions made for mark-to-market losses. Net profit came in at Rs. 1,291 cr for the three months to Dec 31, compared with Rs. 1,053 cr a year earlier.

Kangana has dismissed 'misleading' reports stating that Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi producer Kamal Jain 'is critical after suffering a paralytic stroke'. She told Times Now, "He is doing fine. The reports are misleading. He fell sick last week and is on his way to recovery. I am in touch with him every day. Request everyone to please stop backing sensational reports."

Are you always in a mood to tease your better half? Then there is good news. A new study suggests that couples who poke fun at each other, indicating humour, are more likely to stay together. The study showed that inside jokes are particularly important because they affirm ones relationship through laughter, the Daily Mail reported.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his blog on Monday called the 2019 general elections narrative ‘Modi vs chaos.’ Taking a jibe at the mega opposition rally held in Kolkata on Saturday, the senior BJP leader said, “it was more significantly a non-Rahul Gandhi rally.” The opposition politics has thrown up four desirous Prime Ministers wishing to challenge PM Modi.

Citing upgradation of work, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government denied permission to the state BJP to land party president Amit Shah’s chopper at the Malda airstrip ahead of his rally on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported. The government, however, said the helicopter could land at the ground opposite Hotel Golden Park.

In a rare case of cannibalism, a tiger is suspected to have killed and eaten a tigress in the famous Kanha Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh, a forest official said Monday. Some ground duty officials found a feline’s skull and four limbs, one of which was partially eaten, at Mundi-Dadar in the reserve’s core area in Mandla district during patrolling on Saturday.

Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio has written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, saying the citizenship bill is not applicable to the state as it is protected under Article 371 (A) of the Constitution. A Cabinet meeting asserted that the state is protected under provisions of Article 371 (A) and ILP as per BEFR of 1873, a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said.

Shilpa Shetty is known for her impeccable sartorial tastes. The fashionista was recently spotted looking gorgeous in a Tarun Tahiliani ensemble. Styled by Sanjana Batra, the heavily embellished outfit complemented her svelte frame really well. The outfit was heavily accessorised with choker from The House of Rose, bangles from Mahesh Notandass Fine Jewellery and Anmol.

The Congress — which is dealing with a sort of an internal rebellion, with two of its legislators defying the party whip — faces a daunting task of chalking out strategies to keep its flock together. Congress party is keeping its legislators in a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru since Friday

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Monday alleged on Monday that the Centre was threatening to impose President's Rule in the state but, he said, nobody would be cowed down by such threats. He claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a "negative leader" under whose leadership the country was regressing.

A Congress lawmaker in Karnataka is in hospital reportedly with injuries as multiple theories are being bandied about on how he was wounded. Anand Singh was allegedly involved in a brawl with a colleague on Saturday evening at a resort near Bengaluru where Congress has sequestered 76 lawmakers "to protect them from the BJP".

If you are one of the many people who think dresses which look like they are couture wear cost a bomb then you might want to think again. With the rise in demand for beautiful and statuesque dresses, there are a lot of dresses available online which look like they are designer wear but aren't.

Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu has joined his Assam counterpart Sarbananda Sonowal in defending the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, and said “people with vested interests” have been misinterpreting the Bill to create confusion. Mr. Khandu heads a BJP government in Arunachal Pradesh while Mr. Sonowal leads a coalition government with BJP being the major player.

Congress legislator J N Ganesh, who had allegedly hit party MLA Anand Singh with a bottle, on Monday denied allegations of brawl at Bengaluru resort. According to the medical report Anand Singh has wounds on face, chest and eye, refuting DK Shivakumar's claim that the Congress MLA was admitted at the hospital due to chest pain.

Mamata Banerjee is seen serving food to opposition leaders who attended her mega unity rally on Saturday, in a photo that has been widely shared over the weekend. The Bengal Chief Minister's "United India" rally at Brigade Ground in Kolkata drew 23 opposition leaders including from parties like the Congress, SP, Bahujan Samaj Party, RJD, DMK and Aam Aadmi Party.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 21 extended his greetings to the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their Statehood Day. The erstwhile princely states of Tripura and Manipur were merged with India in 1949 and became full-fledged states in 1972. Meghalaya was a part of Assam before it was carved out as a full-fledged state under the North Eastern Region.

Performers quickly get off stage after their set, only to be replaced by another group. After a short introduction, they began to perform, with audience cheering loud. On the other end of the hall were several food stalls selling organic food and traditional south Indian cuisine. This was the scene at the sixth Veedi Viruthu Vizha held at Loyola College

The wife of Karnataka Congress lawmaker Anand Singh, who had to be hospitalised after being injured in an alleged fight with party legislator JN Ganesh, has threatened to take legal action. "If it is true that Ganesh beat up my husband, my children and I will not keep quiet and will take legal action against him," Laxmi Singh said.

Polling began for the first phase of the panchayat elections in Telangana amid tight security. This is the first ever polls for panchayats after the formation of the State in 2014. Polling began at 7 a.m and will end at 1 p.m. Though 4,479 panchayats were scheduled to go the polls in the first phase, the election was declared unanimous in 769 panchayats.

The CJI Ranjan Gogoi has recused himself from hearing the petition filed by Common Cause against the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim director of CBI. The CJI pointed that he is participating in the meeting of the High Power Committee on Jan 24 for appointment of new CBI Director. The petition will be considered by bench headed by Justice Sikri.

JD(U) said it would vote against the controversial Citizenship Bill when it is tabled in the RS notwithstanding the party's alliance with the BJP. JD(U) national general secretary K.C. Tyagi said this while criticising the Congress for staging a walkout from the Lok Sabha when the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was being put to vote, saying it was a "farce".

Does a whiff of pizzas, burgers or sandwiches entice you, but you refrain from eating them due to the high-calories it contains? Take heart, smelling these for longer than two minutes will make you feel satiated, suggest researchers. Ambient food scent can directly satisfy the belly because the brain does not necessarily differentiate the source of sensory pleasure.

Netflix has released the first look of Selection Day: Part 2, the upcoming second season of its latest original series from India, a co-production of AKFC that is based on Indo-Australian author Aravind Adiga's book of the same name, which follows two brothers who are groomed and pushed by their obsessive father to become the two best cricket batsmen in the world.

BJP legislator from Rajahmundry-Urban, Akula Satyanarayana, confirmed his resignation from the party and the assembly's membership to join the Jana Sena Party of Pawan Kalyan. Mr Akula said he has sent his resignation to the state BJP unit president Kanna Lakshminarayana. Mr Akula said he prepared the letter of resignation in the prescribed one-liner format.

Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi has given up his Indian citizenship and surrendered his passport to Antigua. This move of Choksi can be seen as an attempt to avoid extradition to India, where he is wanted by multiple agencies for loan fraud. The foreign ministry had said that Mehul Choksi could not have dual citizenship.

Braving intense chill, scores of devotees took a dip in the River Ganga on Monday on the occasion of Paush Purnima, the second auspicious bathing day of the Kumbh Mela. From Sunday itself, the Sangam area was buzzing with activities, as devotees started arriving, while security forces maintained a close watch on the movement of pilgrims and visitors at the mela venue.

A 'peace calendar' was released to send out a message of peace amid strain in bilateral ties between India and Pakistan. Many people, including Army veterans gathered to release the 'peace calendar', an initiative of the 'Aaghaz-e-Dosti' organisation that works to foster people-to-people relations between India and Pakistan through its voluntary network of people.

MS Dhoni was brilliant during the recently concluded ODI series against Australia as he scored three consecutive fifties to guide India to a historic win in Melbourne.Dhoni was recently awarded the Man of the series for his match-winning knocks and his brilliant run of form also served as a fitting reply to his many critics.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Palghar region in Maharashtra. It jolted the state around 6:40 pm and second at 8:59 pm. The tremors were registered in and around Dundalwadi near Dahanu around 6.40 pm, said Vivekananda Kadam of the district disaster management cell. Seismic activity was witnessed in the area after a lull of about a month, he added.

British PM Theresa May is considering solving a Brexit deadlock by amending a 1998 agreement that ended 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland after ditching attempts to negotiate a cross-party deal, the Daily Telegraph reported. Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement that largely ended years of violence between Irish republicans and pro-British unionists

Former CM and Congress leader Siddaramaiah has called for another CLP meeting at 11 am on Monday. All MLAs have been directed to attend the meeting, which comes in the wake of an alleged rift in the Congress-JD(S) coalition government. The meeting has been called for a day after two Congress MLAs- Anand Singh and JN Ganesh- had a "minor fight".

China's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, losing more steam in the last quarter as it battles to quell massive debt and a US trade war, official data showed Monday. The 6.6% growth comes in above the official target of around 6.5% and matches a forecast by analysts polled by AFP.

Kangana Ranaut is the most vociferous actor in Bollywood who doesn’t bat an eyelid before speaking her heart out on issues that matter or calling out those not in her good books. The actor, who kickstarted the nepotism debate in the film industry that continues even today, hasn’t played a girl next door in any of her films in years.

Fire broke out in the early hours of Monday at Steel Melt Shop-2 of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. However, No casualties were reported. The reason for the incident was not immediately known. This is the second incident in a span of three days. Sources in RINL, the corporate entity of VSP said fire broke out in the filter house building of SMS-2 at 2.30 am.

Srikant Jena, who was recently expelled from the primary membership of the Congress, has accused party president Rahul Gandhi of surrendering himself before the Patnaik family and mining mafias in Odisha. Mr Jena has also claimed that he would expose the Congress president to such an extent that the latter would "not be able to show his face in public".

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A two-day Mega Job Fair, providing employment opportunities to over 12,500 job seekers with 76 companies from the private sector, will start here from Monday. The job fair, to be organised in Thyagaraj Stadium here, will start at 11 am and will continue till 5 pm on Monday and Tuesday, the Delhi government said.

Two persons were killed and over 30 men were injured at the bull-taming festival Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district on Sunday. The bull-taming event was coordinated by Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and entered the world record for the maximum number of bulls released into the sporting arena.

Four days after the Navy spotted dead body of one of the 15 trapped in coal mine in Meghalaya, the navy has abandoned efforts to retrieve the decomposed body, owing to “too much disintegration of the body with every pull.” On Wednesday, the navy had spotted a corpse of a trapped miner, using an unmanned, ROV at a depth of around 160 feet inside the mine's main shaft.